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+gitmodules(5)
+=============
+
+NAME
+----
+gitmodules - Defining submodule properties
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+$GIT_WORK_DIR/.gitmodules
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+The `.gitmodules` file, located in the top-level directory of a Git
+working tree, is a text file with a syntax matching the requirements
+of linkgit:git-config[1].
+
+The file contains one subsection per submodule, and the subsection value
+is the name of the submodule. The name is set to the path where the
+submodule has been added unless it was customized with the `--name`
+option of 'git submodule add'. Each submodule section also contains the
+following required keys:
+
+submodule.<name>.path::
+	Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the Git
+	working tree, where the submodule is expected to be checked out.
+	The path name must not end with a `/`. All submodule paths must
+	be unique within the .gitmodules file.
+
+submodule.<name>.url::
+	Defines a URL from which the submodule repository can be cloned.
+	This may be either an absolute URL ready to be passed to
+	linkgit:git-clone[1] or (if it begins with ./ or ../) a location
+	relative to the superproject's origin repository.
+
+In addition, there are a number of optional keys:
+
+submodule.<name>.update::
+	Defines the default update procedure for the named submodule,
+	i.e. how the submodule is updated by "git submodule update"
+	command in the superproject. This is only used by `git
+	submodule init` to initialize the configuration variable of
+	the same name. Allowed values here are 'checkout', 'rebase',
+	'merge' or 'none'. See description of 'update' command in
+	linkgit:git-submodule[1] for their meaning. Note that the
+	'!command' form is intentionally ignored here for security
+	reasons.
+
+submodule.<name>.branch::
+	A remote branch name for tracking updates in the upstream submodule.
+	If the option is not specified, it defaults to 'master'.  A special
+	value of `.` is used to indicate that the name of the branch in the
+	submodule should be the same name as the current branch in the
+	current repository.  See the `--remote` documentation in
+	linkgit:git-submodule[1] for details.
+
+submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules::
+	This option can be used to control recursive fetching of this
+	submodule. If this option is also present in the submodules entry in
+	.git/config of the superproject, the setting there will override the
+	one found in .gitmodules.
+	Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
+	"--[no-]recurse-submodules" option to "git fetch" and "git pull".
+
+submodule.<name>.ignore::
+	Defines under what circumstances "git status" and the diff family show
+	a submodule as modified. The following values are supported:
++
+--
+	all;; The submodule will never be considered modified (but will
+	    nonetheless show up in the output of status and commit when it has
+	    been staged).
+
+	dirty;; All changes to the submodule's work tree will be ignored, only
+	    committed differences between the HEAD of the submodule and its
+	    recorded state in the superproject are taken into account.
+
+	untracked;; Only untracked files in submodules will be ignored.
+	    Committed differences and modifications to tracked files will show
+	    up.
+
+	none;; No modifiations to submodules are ignored, all of committed
+	    differences, and modifications to tracked and untracked files are
+	    shown. This is the default option.
+
+If this option is also present in the submodules entry in .git/config
+of the superproject, the setting there will override the one found in
+.gitmodules.
+
+Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
+"--ignore-submodule" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not
+affected by this setting.
+--
+
+submodule.<name>.shallow::
+	When set to true, a clone of this submodule will be performed as a
+	shallow clone (with a history depth of 1) unless the user explicitly
+	asks for a non-shallow clone.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+Consider the following .gitmodules file:
+
+	[submodule "libfoo"]
+		path = include/foo
+		url = git://foo.com/git/lib.git
+
+	[submodule "libbar"]
+		path = include/bar
+		url = git://bar.com/git/lib.git
+
+
+This defines two submodules, `libfoo` and `libbar`. These are expected to
+be checked out in the paths `include/foo` and `include/bar`, and for both
+submodules a URL is specified which can be used for cloning the submodules.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-submodule[1] linkgit:git-config[1]
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite